1926-10-22 — Page 1

ALL CORRECT BUT THE GLASSES.

He was going to maka an important... call, Shoes, suit, collar, tie etc., werd splendid yet something marred the whole offoot. The glasses! Thoy looked cheap, wore carelessly fitted and did not bacomo him. Good Glassoe Pay-and we make good glasses whigh will give you every eye comfort and satisfaction, and help, not hinder, in. oxpressing your personality.

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Hongkong's Only European Optician,

"12, Queen's Road, Central

STRIKERS' SPLIT.

TROUBLE ARISES IN CANTON.

HOW TRADE SUFFERS.

Reports are still current to the effect that serious differences have arisen amongst the members of

the Strike Committed in. Canton following the calling off of the blockade. It has long been known

that the extremist element amongst the strikers have been greatly chagrined as a result of the withdrawal of the pickets from they are working secretly against the moderates who are stated to control the headquarters at Tung Yuen.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

-FOUNDED 1801 No. 21.905

IAD VITAAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1926.

THE LATEST FLYING FEAT.

PLANES LAUNCHED FROM MID-AIR.

vis

NEW REGIMENT.

SCOTTISH BORDERERS

SARRIVE.

HAVANA HURRICANE CASUALTIES.

OVER 300 BUILDINGS COLLAPSE.

EM PER ANNUM ^});

BATAR BINGEL CORY 10 DENTA

EMPIRE TRADE.

VALUE STRESSED AT CONFERENCE.

PREFERENCE APPROVED.

Rugby, Oct. 21.

At this morning's meeting of

and you can sito send me one of ~Jodir, now-COLUMBIA storage batteriesv

YOUR neat battery, +110, should be

COLUMBIA Famous

for the service they render.

E. DRAGON MOTON

CAR CO., LTDC

23 WON HAT CHANK 125, HAPPY VALLEY

YUNNAN MAY FOLLOW SHIPPING PLANS.

CHEKIANG.

KUOMINTANG TALK OF A COUP.

GENERALS FAVOUR "REDS."

Reports are current in Kuomin-

MOTOR BOATS FOR PACIFIC RUN.

WILL CALL AT HONGKONG,

Plans for the inauguration of e

GIVEN HEARTY WELCOME.. GREAT POSSIBILITIES. ·

HEAVY DEATH-ROLL. Hongkong has at present two Rugby, Oct. 21. full Battalions of troops as a

Havana, Oct. 21 An interesting experiment, with result of the arrival this afternoon

Thirty were killed and 800 in Imperial Conference, Sir Philip tang circies of the probability of a new trans-Pacific service by the far-reaching possibilities,

Kerr Steamship Company of New Cunliffe Lastor, President of the carried out by the Royal Air Force of the 2nd Battalion of the King's Jured in yesterday's hurricane, Board of Trade, reviewed the coup in Yunnan Province similar

York, involving the addition of six to-day, when two 335 horse-power Own Scottish Borderers, who are according to the first oficial esti agenda of the Conference on the to that effected in Cheklang

matorships have been made .are homeless, economic side. acroplanes, of the Gloucester- to relieve the East Surreys, the mate. Thousands

He pointed out where General Asia Chao hau Grebe fighter type, each weighing latter leaving for India next week and police and soldiers are that the object of the Imperial

public in Manila. The six new. Boceded from the Allied cause Economic Conference of three

ships will be put on the round-the- The new Battalion arrived by patrolling the city with orders to years ago was to devise, in con

It is stated that practically all world service now being operated in mid-air from Airship R.88. A H. M. T. Neuralla just before two shoot looters without warning. similar experiment was recently o'clock this afternoon, the troop-

sultation, ways and means of de- the subordinate officers of General by the company, with monthly sail- conducted with a light Moth ship going alongside at the Naval

A message from Miami says that veloping inter Imperial trade. He Tang Chi-yao, Tuchun of Yunnan, ing from Los Angelos, effective as machine, whose engine was start Dockyard. H. H. Major General the gale levelled telephone and quoted figures to show the size and

a ton, were successfully launched

The

to ser porta was 24.87 per cent. In the to the Nationalists may be declar-trans-Pacific service of the com

»

THE LATEST FIGURES, ...

a

pany,

with monthly sailings from San Francisco, effective, on Jan-

their posts, and it is now said thated by the dropping of the machine C. C. Luard, (the General Officer/telegraph wires Inat night in importance of the trade between have become converted to the re- from November 14. The six ships through the air causing the pro- Commanding), Lieut.-Col. F. S. the burqmcter is now rising and parts of the Empire. In 1918, the shortly the allegiance of Yunnan will be transferred to a new purely pollers to revolve.

various parts of South Florida, but the Mother Country and other volutionary cause and that

that very now on the round-the-world route Montague Bates (Oficer Com To-day, the machines. wersanding the East Surreys) and a

it is believed that the, harri- Empire proportion of British im- equipped with goa starters, The loading officials of the Com-enabling the engines to be run were in waiting to welcome the Reuter's American Service.

large number of military officers cane is going out

last twelve months, the propor-ed. mittee, learning of the movement before leaving the airship.

tion had risen to 31 per cent. In In this connection, it has been amongst the extremists, have be-aeroplanes were thus under the Honour. provided by the East newcomers, whilst Guards. of

1913, the Empire took about 87 known for same time that a con gun to take measures to maintain complete control of their pilots Surreys and the Scottish Company The Havana hurricane was re- per cont. of British exports, while siderable number of Kuomintang pary 10.

Service from the Goldan Gato is their power, and the headquarters from the moment of their release of the Volunteer Defence Corps sponsible for 68 killed and 2,100 in the last twelve months it took agents have been at work in have now been placed under striet. The R.33 is a comparatively old were drawn up. As the troopship injured, of whom 400 are seriously about 42 per cent.

During the Yunnan

ni and Kwelchow with the to be maintained by large, fast guard by pickets.

idea of getting the people to hoist motor vessels of the Silverlarch and small airship, and experi- came alongside, its Pipe Band was injured. In the Havanan district same period, there had been ments for re-attaching a heavier playing cheery airs, and a most 325, buildings collapsed. Beuter's considerable growth in the aggre- the red flag before the ruling type. That to be set up out of Loa type of aeroplanes are being re-

gate external trade, which, too, had shown a marked revival. served for the newer and larger hearty welcome was accorded the American Servico..

new Battalion. Later in the airships.

The success of the experiment marched to barracks, leaving the afternoon, the troops landed and

BRIGHT PROSPECTS. makes it possible that airships of Naval Yard by the Prince of the future should carry neroplanes Wales' gate. for their own defence. It is also suggested that on long-distance [... commercial airship, flights, pas- sengers could be landed at inter mediate stations by aeroplanes, In-connection with the new aur-without the airship having to taxes, the Canton. Government is alight-Britisi Wireless. opening inspection stations at

ARMED RATD.

Moreover, an armed raid has been made on certain premises in the Wing On Road, which resulted in the arrest of eight of the ex- tremists, who have been put in "Irons and taken to headquarters. The vernacular newspapers in Canton have been prohibited from publishing news in connection

with this raid...

various pointa in the Pro- vince, and in order to pre- .vent smuggling; a number of the pickets previously employed in the boycott movement will be detailed for duty at these stations.

TRADE OBSTRUCTED.

CHINESE STABBED,

EARLY MORNING ASSAULT

AT WEST POINT::

NINETEEN YEARS.

It is something over nineteen years since Hongkong was favoured by the presence of a Scottish bat talion and on that occasion the 2nd Batt. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders were only stationed here for some" four months whilst waiting for weather conditions to permit continuance of the journey to North China.

The King's Own Scottish Bor derers, is, as its name implies, a Lowland Regiment, having its depot at Berwick and its territory in the counties of Roxburghshire

An assault at two o'clock in the morning, when a Chinese was stabbed by an assailant, resulted and Selkirkshire.. In three Chinese appearing before Mr. H. E. Lindsell, at the Central Police Court this morning.

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TARIEF MANIFESTO.

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT'S

ATTITUDE.

body is aware of what is happen- Angeles harbour will be carried ing. It may be recalled that on by similarly engined craft of Hayang, Hankow, and Wuchang the later Silverbeach type, with a were gained by the Kuomintang liner speed of 16 knots, declared largely because of the treachery of to be the superlative in modera The prospects in many Colonies troops supposed to be defending motorship constructions were bright, said the speaker. these places whilst, Nanchang, the The improvement in rubber and capital of Kiangai, was once loat MONTHLY BAILINGS,SET. tin prices had brought prosperity to the anti-Reds" through

The service linked to San Fran to the Malay States. Improve advance guards of the Kuomintang cisco, with outward departure also monts in transport in Africa were students and workers entering from Los Angeles harbour will be bringing a rapid growth in Im-the city even before the approach inaugurated with the motorship. porial trade. We were fortunate of the Kuomintang. in these prospects, for the need

Washington, Oct. 21. The American Government 18 prepared to declare publicly that it does not consider, that the recent of development of trade within tariff manifesto applies to the the Empire was great particular. United State. At the same time, ly because of the economic after- the Government is expected to sup- effects of the Great War. port the suggestion of level cus: eign countries which were seeking to stablish their exchanges would inevitably be forced to restrict their credit and their purchases,

FOOTBALL FORECASTS.

The result of last week's Football Forecast Competition is announced on Page 9 of this issue.

The Minister mentioned

For-

tow-boats have been unable to do been adjourned until to-morrow Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment.ject with President Coolidge to-Economic Committee, which had

STOLE $290.-

CATE ALBERT PROPRIETER ROBBED.

Silverlarch from the Golden Gate,

on January 16, 1927, to be follow- ed by regular monthly saflinga conducted by the motorships Silverpine, Siivorcedar, Silverür, Silverelm and Silveray. This will be a strictly Californ a service, according to the announcement, between Los Angeles and San Francisco and Kobe, Shanghai,

OTHER' DIRECT SERVICE.

It is said that Canton merchants/septed 'outside a house at West Renny, Capt. A. G. Dobbie, Capt. that American business men and get a fuller 'disclosure of stocks, Sergt. Britain was in charge of Silverash, loading, at Los Angeles,

Brocklehurst, M.C.

AN AERIAL MISHAP.

and would buy less. The more we A Chinese boy employed at the Because of heavy taxation en

bought and sold within the Em-Cafe Albert was entrusted with Hongkong Manila, Sourabaya, forced by syndicates having farm-

pire, the easier it would be for money in notes, two cheques and a Samarang, Batavia and Singapore, ed out the various taxes for

THE OFFICERS.

as to maintain our own exchange. paying-in book to take to the bank in the order named, returning to collection, and also because of

by Mr. A Guetat, the proprietor San Francisco and Los Angeles vin labour tyranny resulting from the

The Master of Napier, eldest son:

STOCK CENSUS.

ip May, but he disappeared with Java and the Philippines. control of Labour Unione by pro-

arrested the money and was Mr. A. J. O'Donoghtie had beer and heir of the 12th Baron Napier fessional agitators, the progress engaged to defend two of the de- and Ettrick, is a lieutenant in the

the yesterday in Kowloon.. The money of trade in Canton is still being fendants, but he was not present battalion which arrived here to- toms barriers in Europe, and that Economic Conference of three and cheques amounted to $290, The direct Kerr service from impeded.

a pronouncement, will be made by years ago had resulted in the and this amount is still missing Los Angeles to Japq, China the For the last week or two, inland in Court, and the case was to have day.

Field Marshal Earl Hair is the Mr. Mellon, who discussed the pro- tablishment of the Imperial with the book.

Philippines, Dutch East Indies and The boy was charged with the Straits Settlements, will be, ton when Divisional Inspector P. transportation work on account of

made important recomendations. larceny as bailee, before Major C. naged with alx express motor interference by transit tax collec. Grant said he had no evidence to and the commanding officer of the day.

Continuing, he said he was con- Willson at the Central Magistracy ships, just out of the builders' STANDARDS OF LIVING. tors, whilst foreign coastal vessels offer against these two men, and 2nd Batt, is Lieut. Col. J. C. W. Cornell, D.3.0., whilst under him

vinced that it was in the interest this morning, when he denied the hands abroad, capable of logging they were accordingly discharged. have not been able to unload cargo The case against the first defen are Major W. J. Wilkinson, D.S.O., The American Section of the In- of both sellers and buyers that charge, and offered to have the 16, knots. These vessels will be owing to the strike of lightermen.dant was then proceeded with.

Major R. H. W. Worsley, D.SO.,ternational Chamber of Commerce there should be accurate know money deducted from his wages if operated in an around-the-world Major G. M. H. Ogilvy, Capt. S. C. has prepared a tariff report saying ledge of stocks, and if one could Mr. Guetat would re-instate him service, commencing with

the FINED FOR PROTESTS?

The complainant said he was Point at two o'clock in the mornA. N. Lewis (adjutant), Capt. C. Labour have reached "the studied first by agreement within the the case.

November 14, to be followed by the are to be punished for their opening, when the first defendant and Capt. J. B. M. Stanton, Capt. L. F. of living must be protected and we should improve the prospects said the boy had been in his monthly thereafter by the Silver Giving evidence, Mr. Guotat Silverbeech, December 15; and H. R. Abbott, Capt. C. J. D. Church, decision" that American standards Empire, and then internationally, protest against additional taxes, several others suddenly rushed at and that the punishment will take ate. One of the drew some Machin, M.C., Lieuts. N. A. Thorp, that "no action which will tend to of trade by giving traders cer- employment for about six of bell, Silverpopular, Silvermaple the form of money payments. thing from his pocket, which ap-R. A. H. Kanpoy, M.C., R. J. Bande lower them can have any other tainty on one important factor. seven months and on May 17th. he and Silverhazel. Leaders of the four principal peared to be a dagger, and stab Myrtle, I. M. Ker, the Hon. W. F. Reuter's American Service..

man, W. G. Mattingley. J. Y. E. than ал unfortunate effect."

There was now being prepared in gave the money and book to theThese vessels are the latest Trade Guilds in Canton were re-bed him in the shoulder.

this country the first complete boy to take to the bank.

development in motorships, are of cently summoned before the Can- then made good their escape. He D. V. Kennedy, W. A. H. Maxwell, They C. J. H. Napier, J. G. Shillington,

census of production which had His Worship: May 17th! why 9,000 tons: deadweight, their pro- ton Garrison Commissioner, and identified the man in the dock as R. Rennie, A. H. MacLaine, H. G.

been taken since 1907. It was all this delay in bringing the pelling machinery being motors of to offer a loan on his assailant, and said the motive Walker, J., B. A. Hankey, J. Scott

important for were asked

all parts of the charge?

Doxford, opposed piston type of security of war bonds issued by was that the defendant had accus-Elliot, 2nd Lt. F. M. V. Tregear,

Empire that we should obtain come Sergt. Britain explained that the 6,000 horsepower. They are 425 the Kuomintang.

parable statistics relating to the defendant was not seen again feet long, 58 feet 812-inch beam It is generally ed him of meddling in his affairs. and. Capt. Quarter Master S. understood that this loan amounts

commerce and industries of the until yesterday. A report was and 29 feet deep. The cargo will Evidence was given by a Chin

PLANE FALLS INTO SEA.

various countries within the Em made to the police on May 17th, be handled by the most modern to a fine. The war bonds are not

ese constable, who said he was, worth 5% of their face value on attracted to the spot by cries of

pire...

and he was arrested by a sergeant appliances, all such machinery be Rugby, Oct. 21.

Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister gave in plain clothes yesterday. the market, whereas the merchants "Save life!" and he found the

... ing electrically operated, and The Regiment has a splendid An aeroplane of the Imperial figures showing how these Pre- Continuing, Mr. Guetat said the special attention has been paid by are asked to accept them at par.

complainant, bleeding badly, his war record. Its battle honours in- Airways, bound from Croydon for ferences which had been enacted cheques and money were placed the designers to the working ways clothes being saturated with blood, clude "Namur, 1695," "Minden," Paris with ten passengers, came by the British Government, and in the paying-in book, so that the of the vessels in order to insure the SHIPPING DEVELOPMENTS.

It was stated in evidence that Egmont-op-Zec," "Martinique down in the Channel this after which had been stablished for ten defendant could see that it was cargo being loaded and discharged The only development so far as the defendant, In trying to evade 1809," "Afghanistan 1878-80,"noon. :: shipping is concerned is the plac arrest, fell on an iron spike and Chitral," "Tirah," "Paardeberg," Previously, diatress signals had years, had increased imports into money. He sent the boy out at in good condition. ing of the a.. Taishan on the injured his leg.

"South Africa 1900-02," "Mons," been sent out saying one of the this country of Imperial produce. ten o'clock in the morning, and This growth of Imperial imports when he had not returned an hour Canton run, commencing next The defendant denied the Cateau," Retreat from Mons," engines had falled. Vessela wook. She will be the only night charge saying he had nothing to "Marne 1914-18," "Alane 1914, La hastened to the rescue. The plot had done much, he claimed, to win later, he rang up the bank manag- boat to run for the time being, and do with the assault. With regard Bassee," "Messines. 1914," "Ypres and passengers were all taken off general approval for Preference er, who told him he had not seen hatches and will be capable of re it has yet to be decided whether to his injury, he explained that he 1914, 15, 17, 18," "Nonne Boss by one of these, and landed at a permanent, feature in our the boy. Nothing had been receiving the bulkicat and most liraited tariff."And," he said, covered and, as far as he knew, awkward packages, this size per- she will run at 10 o'clock and anfell down while walking in a yard. chen," "Hill 60" "Gravonstafel," Folkstone.British Wireless."

"it" is right that this should be the cheques had not been cashed mitting the largest locomotive to chor below the forts or whether 'Ha was sent to prison for six St Julien," "Frezenberg," "Bol-

so when we remember that over F. C. Robinson said he knew the be handled in one piece. Derricks. ahe will start at 3 p.m. and run weeks, with hard labour.

$100,000,000 worth of our exporte boy, as he was a customer at the of a lifting, capacity of 35 tons are straight through.

"18," "Morval," "Le Transloy," MEXICAN PRESIDENCY enjoy Preference in different parts Cafe, and on October 19th he saw fitted In each vessel. Each of the "Arras 17, 18 Viims, Scarpe,"

of the Empire.”;

the defendant. entering a house ships is also equipped with large INDO-CHINA FORCES.Arieux," Pilckem," "Langemarck,

near the Kowloon Hotel. Ho da unsulated compartments for carry- "Monin Road," "Polygon Wood,"

formed Mr. Gustat, and yesterday ing purishable commodities, and "Broodsiende," "Passchendaele,"

A statement was made at the afternoon they went to the house two sub-divided deep tanks are pro- "Cambrai," "St. Quentin, Lys,"

afternoon session by the Secretogether. The boy opened the vided for transporting oil in bulk. "Estaires," "Hazebrouck" "Kem- mal," "Slossonnais Ourcy,"

Mexico City, Oct. 21.tary for the Colonies, Mr. Amery door and Mr. Guetat Identified In discussing these now Impor

bestaut Pacific oporations, Mr. Harry "Bapale,"

"Hindenburg Line," The Chamber of Deputies has on the proposed activities of the hi "Canal du Nord," "Courtrai," approved an amendment to the Empire Marketing Board He In replying to the charge, the do- S. Scott president of the General The Finance Committee of the Selle," "France and Flanders Constitution enabling ex-President emphasised the importance of defendant said he went into the Steamship Coporation, Pacific large quantity of iron goods, pig Chamber has approved a motion 1814-18," "Italy 1917-8," "Helica, Obregon to be re-appointed Pre voting increased attention to relatrine in Ice House Street, and Const agents of the Kerr Stenin Isad, etc., and a number of bales by M. Alexander Varonne, GoLanding at Helles," "Krittria, sident of Mexico after an inter- search, and indicated several direc, left the money there. After that ship Company pointed out that of blankets.

vernor General of Indo-China, to Suvia, Scimitar Hill" "Galvaning Presidency by somebody tions in which this side of the he did not dare to return to his San Francisco will be provided increase the sums allocated for lipoli 1915-16," "Rumani," "Egypt else. The Senate is likely to apwork has been began. In regard master. He said he did not know with the only regular direct sar the Colony's standing forces in or 1916," "Gaza," "El Maghar," "Nebi prove of the reform which the to cold storage and transports it was money

vice to the Dutch East Indies, a Hongkong are still chary of taking der to secure the frontier in case Sum-will," "Jaffa," "Palestine majority of the State legislatures tion, the Committee had decided His Worship recorded a convic market whose importance is apt to the risks of making large consign of incursions by Chinese troops.--- | 1917-18.*****

must ratify. Reuter's American to grant £25,000 for the capital tion, and passed sentence of two be overlooked.

"months' hard labour. enta to Canton.

(Continued On Page 18.), (Continued on Page 7). (Continued on Page 7).

Service

The s.s. Sul Au wil be put on the Macabrun..

There is no alterations" of schedule in respect of the ships now trading between Hongkong and Kongmoon, Wuchow and Can- ton. Cargoes are increasing al- most daily, especially on inward' cargo. The Lungshan,' which left

for Canton this morning, carried à.

It is, however, felt on the water

front that Chinese merchants in

INCREASE APPROVED IN PARIS.

Reuter.

Paris, Oct. 21.

BATTLE HONOURS.

levaarde," "Loos," "Somme 16.

REVISING THE CONSTITUTION.

COLD STORAGE.

À, CAPACIOUS HATCH WAYN

CAPACIOUS HATOR The ships will have 40 foot